Tech Set-Up, Setting the Context, and Establishing Your Digital Footprint (continued)
Read:
Dede, C., et.al, (2005), Transforming Learning For the 21st Century: An Economic Imperative Dede1.pdf
Take reading notes in Google Docs (shared only with me).
Dede, C. (2007), Transforming Learning for the 21st Century: New Pedagogies that Help All Students Attain Sophisticated Learning OutcomesDede2.pdf
Take reading notes in Google Docs (shared only with me). Focus especially on the "three complementary technological interfaces are currently shaping how people learn, with multiple implications for K-12 education."
Check the schedules of free Elluminate webinars at Learn Central and Twitter Chats, and plan to participate in one before class next Monday (i.e., before 9/12). Btw, it is ok to be a "fly on the wall": you will not be expected to chat or comment (by me or by session leaders).
Take "listening" notes in a Google Doc (shared with me) as you listen/participate. Record only those points that really resonate with you, and your impressions about the experience (i.e., "This is not a test" ).
As you begin participating, Tweet out to #eng506 to let us know where you are. Maybe some of us will be able to join you!
Waste at least one (additional) hour on Twitter this week (exploring, following, searching). Tweet at will/as you are comfortable (I realize that it may take some time before you are comfortable engaging, but don't hesitate to shout out to #eng506! We will respond!). Make sure that you are following all of your classmates from ENG 506.
Listen with focus to the hour-long recording of Steve Hargadon's LearnCentral interview of Will Richardson (bloggerand author)
When you click on the "Elluminate Recording Link," a file will download to your computer (which you need to open). Opening it will allow you to listen to and watch the simulcast webinar/lecture (on the Elluminate platform) that was "attended" by people from all over the world.
Write: Take listening notes in a Google Doc (shared only with me) as you listen (just note those of his comments that really speak or stand out to you). Be prepared to discuss in class.
Read:Solomon and Schrum, "Blogs" (17-32)
Check out some blogs(by edubloggers) that I think are pretty great models (Tweet out to #eng506 any others that you want to share):
Then, using the "Help" function on Wordpress.com, along with lots of Google searching, figure out how to customize your blog and make it your own: play with "Themes," "Widgets," and "Appearance" on your Dashboard. And don't forget to change the name to something catchy and representative of who you want to present yourself to in the profession; and don't forget to change the tagline/subheading from "Just another wordpress" blog. Here's a "Getting Started Guide," FYI.
Yes, you will need to "play" with the platform some (play is one of the 12 New Media Literacies, or digital/social competencies, that Henry Jenkins and his colleagues argue that citizens of the world today need to thrive in the 21st century. We'll be talking about these in more depth later on this semester.
Think about what makes a good blog or blog post. You might also want to check out some of the blogs of other Edublog award winners (Vicki Davis and Teacher Tom -- see above -- are Edublog award winners, too). Add your blog name/address to the list in the right-hand sidebar of the 21st-Century Literacies Ning.
Write at least one blog poston anything that comes to mind given all you've been discovering and contemplating as you explore, connect, and begin establishing what you now know that Gardner Campbell calls your "personal cyber-infrastructure.
Tweet out to #eng506 (and all your new followers) an announcement of and link to your new blog post.
Read, play, and Tweet:read about and experiment with at least two other apps that Solomon and Schrum write about. Tweet (to #eng506) about your discovery.
Search, surf, andbookmark in our ENG 506 Evernote Notebook at least five resourcesthat you think would be of interest to your classmates. Be sure to "tag" (label) these, and to add notes if appropriate. Here are two fairly good lists of sites and apps for educators; start with them, if you like:
Draw upon the course readings, the videos we have watched, and any new information you have run across over the past two weeks. I have tried to highlight the most relevant texts to this activity in green (here and on previous week's assignment page and on our Course Calendar).
Cite and/or hyperlink sources as appropriate.
This is a beginning draft of a page within a collaborative digital production that we will spend the semester developing together.
Don't worry about including your name on the document (to note your contribution). I will show you in class how Google Docs keeps track of who wrote what (makes it a great tool for teachers).
Read: Prensky, 1-82.
Take reading notes in a Google Doc (again, shared only with me). Be prepared to discuss in class. Record your questions.
Record your email address, blog url, and your Twitter handle and address on our Class Data Sheet.
That’s it (!!). A lot of set-up, I know. Don't worry -- it won't be like this every week! Please do not hesitate to e-mail me with any questions or problems atcynthia.sarver@cortland.edu.
Tech Set-Up, Setting the Context, and Establishing Your Digital Footprint (continued)
Add your blog name/address to the list in the right-hand sidebar of the 21st-Century Literacies Ning.
That’s it (!!). A lot of set-up, I know. Don't worry -- it won't be like this every week! Please do not hesitate to e-mail me with any questions or problems at cynthia.sarver@cortland.edu.